The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady business is reported to-day in discount circles, but notwithstanding its being the 4th of the Month, the supply of bills on offer does not exhibit any material increase. The fact is, the mercantile community had previously provided for their en gagements, so that at the last moment there was no i nconvenience. The available supplies being abun dant, the joint-stock and private establishments continue to negotiate bills as low as 61 per cent., n otwithstanding a slight feeling of reserve, dictated IT the recent purchases of gold in this market for tr ansmission to Paris. Too accounts from the various manufacturing districts for the past week have, in most instances, been satisfactory, although business has been par tially suspended consequent upon the annual stock talting• At Manchester both cloths and yarns h ave advanced in price, owing to the shortness of stocks of cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trade °f Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been a ececnably active, and both spinners and manufac turers are busily engaged upon spring fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been little Cha nge of importance in the hosiery and lace departments, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there 48 been rather more animation than usual at this season of the year. Two O'CLOCK. Mr. the P ar i s B ourse thi s morning (according to Reuter's telegram) the Three per Ceat. Rentes /v ere quoted at 66f. 65c. Heavy. Renewed heaviness characterised the opening of the English Stock Market this morning, and sales on s peculative account were resumed, owing to the uneasiness felt respecting the Schleswig-Holstein and other political questions abroad. Consols fur ther receded 1 per cent., viz., to 00 1 1 . for money and the 7th inst., and to 911 for the February account. The New Threea and the Reduced An nuities are 906 91, showing little alteration; Ea allEquer Bills are 7s. to 2s. die.; and India 4 per Cent. Debentures, 991 A decided decline has taken place it,. the value of the principal speculative Foreign Stocks, and there are very few operations. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1 862, are b7 l , 684 ; do. Consolides, 471 -1.; Mexican, 33 4 2; Greek, 23 4 ; Spanish Passive, 332 341; do. Certificates, 1; 14; Portuguese, 471 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 37 39. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, and prices have, in most in- Stances, shown a downward movement. North Eastern (Berwick) have receded ss. ; Great Wes. tern, Brighton, North Western, Metropolitan, and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been neglected, and remain nominally without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request, but prices have in most instances r o pathised w i t h the h eav y t on e in Consols. Lon and: Bra z ili an h ave d ec li ne d to 54, Oriental n a d nkt° 57k, Alliance Bank to 46 1. West Indi a Pacific Steam are quoted 2 to 21 prem. ; National Shi pping Comp an y , I to 1 prem.; Con tractt Co rporation 2 1 3 prem. ; and Foreign Con ract, 2 t 21 prem% • P m* 33RITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. 3 Stock P i l l. 0411. Consols Annuities 9l 90i 3 itto 90i 1 901 b o , kemunt New• ~ellt, Reduced Annuities 90i 1 90± -Ne w D l er Cent. Annuities Nev Per Cent. Jan. 1891 R 3i i n - Per 0 - 4 7 r Cent. Annuities t i l t liti;' 3 4 z o unities, Jan. 1873 „, Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Dit t t is o f it; "" Yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —___ 13 i l i t e t o - e . o l e o g o r , at t ), Aug. u p egr. Cent.. ind pf . tto citi s: £SOO Dittoll S tock, 1874 :13:11ZILT1 Din o 5 pet Cent. 1870 — to ii .t 4 per Cent. 1888 _ ~,Itto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent L ' i tte 4 per Cent Litt° ditto April, 1864 99i :Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 ' - ' i 'te Bonds £l.OOO b itto under £l,OOO 3 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Au strian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 18 5 9 99i ilt azilian 5 per Cent D itto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 itto D .. a D itto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid 114enos Ayres 6 per Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cent. Lh ilian 6 per Cent D Ditto 41 per Cent, Vanish 4 er Cent., 1863 Dut ch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders , D itto, £lOO Bonds — 4 quador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3/ -Ditto, Provi sona l L an d W arran t — I, s'Vptian 7 per Cent — D itto, Second Issue Greek Ditto 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons — Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account finatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account ell Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 77 8 Mexican 3 p er C ent Ditto Account 361 1 / 51 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent D itto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Ditto 3 per Cent. Pe , Peruvian 3 per Cent. I!itto Account — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Dist 0 Account ed niontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Por tuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 2 1 tto Account 45/ -Dtto 3 per Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 D itto Account . — Ditto, 1863 b D itto Scrip, £l5 p a id ' 4 ".sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D itto 4/ per Ce n t 1850.. Ditto 1860 — Ditto 3 per C en t., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinia n 5 per Cent , Panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive qDitto Account 34 1 m - aish Cert. of Coup not funded —_ Ditto Account l4 131 li Wee.ish, 4 per Cent + ll ' . kish 6 per Cent. 1854 'Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 -at° Account 7O Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account D i tto £lOO Bonds 6Bl 71 itto 6 per Cent. 1863 Di tto Guaranteed, 4 per C en t v Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 ' ekezuela 3 per Cent. Vtto Account Ditto 6 per C en t., 1862 to Account .. 55 3 / 4 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. th,. g t c.rian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. b,,,' ,1 ‘ 1 1 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. .. — t..,,t,,,, , '4 l per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — p te.. itt o 4 per Cent. Certificates I ; . ch Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 251 — .., it t o A ccount .., -Ul'itto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm kta La , Litt 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 hams.. 0 Accunt.... 67a i T HREE O'CLOCK. C°„bliql aunt.. •uitt: ~Loney .. 90i .; Qteunt .. .... .... 901 Livell2sool Cotton Market—This Day, ~T~rk~ lz„ et ve ry strong, and large attendance of fi u:etc. wzi ,' "'cable sa l es , 15,000 bales. All quota- I4' 18 1)41, 3,2`7 b higheres* Market not yet developed al. tbi r cq Thursday Professor Tyndall delivered the hay Christmas course of lectures at the Royal -38 t. t • } laving in the two previous lectures illustrated ri D ll : l l ; P l ainzd the phenomena of electrical attraction and I. t e t - ane , the induction of electricity in bodies at a die : irbta the xcited electric, he yesterday proceeded to tloansider the excit4ment of electricity in larger quantities 4_9';4 s can be produced by rubbing rods of glass or sulphur, ttig(o.lrits condensation the Leyden jar. For this purpose a 1 ,„ e complicated form ti apparatus was necessary, and the .".Weritil electrical noachtsand batteries of the Royal In operation. SHARE MARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Closing 1 Business hare Railways. , Paid. I Price. I done. t 3.142 Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all 8 81 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.!o all 84 81 st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian lOO 1201 1211 121 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall all 7 71 10 Do A A gets no die all ..... -- 10 Do. B till6p c.p an.har all been paid to 11. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 37 39 25 Duri.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 161 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 97 99 st Glasg. and S. Western. 100 107 ii. 9 st Great Eastern, Ord. sts 100 50 51 504 4 st Ditto A stock et Ditto East Anglian st 100 881 84 St GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at Great Northern lOO 127 t2B '271 st Do A stock st Do Bdo at Gt. S. an IW. of Irelan , 100 97 09 974 st Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stool: 100 st Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 111 1114 1114 411 st London and Blackwal , 100 72 74 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 108 110 109 481 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 I 43, 444 444 at Lon. & North Western 100 i 1074 1074 108 71 871 4 st Lon. &, So'.th Western 100 101 1024 1024 st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 504 51 514 501 50 Maryport and Carlisle, all 124 Do 2 shares all at Metropolitan all 110 0 4 1 1 1 111 104 11 et Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 1,0 50 Ilid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kart 10 Do Cray Line st North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 to 254 at Nth. Eastern—Berwica 100 104 105 1044 544 25 Do, G.N.E. purohas( 16.13.4 a st Do Leeds lOO 59 60 60 at Do York st Do Carlisle lOO st ' orth London 1 0 Do New 1e.16.4 North Staffordshire lu N. and S. W. Junction all It 111 at Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stoci , 100 43/ st. Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Weichpoo , all st Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 33 34 at South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 100 98 ICO 20 :staines,Wok.,andWok. all 10 101 104 25 Stockton & Darlington all : - .8 38 1 25 Do l7 9 10t 25 Do New, 1866 8 74 71 t st Taff Vale.. . ..... 10 Do B 8 5 61 , 10 Do C 3 24 34 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O t 5 1 LlO Do 1 st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO st VV. Hartlepool liar.arlt lOO i— st West Midland -Oxford 100 st Do Newport 100 st Do Hereford 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Thar, Railways Paid. Price. Business dont 100 ktiantio &St Lawrenet all 6012 614 Sk 6 Bom.,Baroda&.Centind 101. 1041 051 105 41 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New . ...... • 20 Do. E. Shares... 7l 1 p 205 Buffalo and Lane Huron . all 6 61 10 Do. Preterunce too ( 6 Butralo,Brant,&Godrich o p. at bds. Aug. 1, IS; 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:: BK. 100 Do. do. June 1, 16;4 100 Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Li , 100 102 IC 4 at Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 106 107 stock East Indian. gu. 5 p.c. ton 51 1061 106 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 1 1p 20 Do. do. H do. 1 p stock Grand Trunk of Canada /we 20 21 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 74 16 75 100 Do. do. deferred all 6 62 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds all 68 70 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 53 51 100 Do. 3d P. et. stock ... all 60 52 521 100 Do. do. deferred all 49 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 234 78 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 15 stock Gt.lndtarenin.gua.sp.c 100 106 107 1061 20 Do. New gua. sp. a... 12 14 lip 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1031 1045 1034 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 10 106 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 95 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 100 2 106 107 o 11 stock Madras guar., 5 p. . .. stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 16 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock 51elb•Corp. Ap. o. Bads 100 50 lielb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7 p.O. Siortg. Bds. all SO ;iewllruuawioxat Canda Class A and B . all 3 5 N.lll•C'das pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde (100 104 105 1011 stock Do. Delhi I d ..: 100 106 107 su Do. do ' 2 f 1p at Do. Punjaub e all 1051 1061 Do. Do. ........ , luo sock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) .100 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J a &J u 1). ' 1877-S4 . . too 1 05 107 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. & Sept. 100 1( 3 1( 5 Do.: p. c. Jan.&July. 10(' 13 95 102} Do. 11 inscribed stock 100 92 94 :Cape (*.Hope, 6 p 6,187:, 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 188( 100 109 111 , Do. 189( 100 109 11l 109} Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 114 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10U 110 112 Mattt itius 6 per cent .. 100 106 105 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 1(.8 110 -- B.Goy. 6 p.o.Ja.&J ul) 100 104 106 IS2i 2 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18,. , 100 100 102 - Do. sp. c.,18/1 to 1 - .• 100 101 102 991 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwclt 100 101} 102 i 1001 I !New Zealand 6p cent. 100 110 112 i tiova Scotia Crov. p. c. sterllng, 1875. lOO le3 105 103} 4i Queensland Gcy. 6p. c. 100 08 110 16.Aus (i6p.c.1876.& up.. 100 108 110 - 'Vtc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 104 106 Do. io 50. c. AnAtOot.. 100 109.1 1104 1101 I BItITIS Cambrian Consol. Gold, chtlord Amalgamated 1 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) East Bassett ( Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... East Carn E. W'i Russel (Tavistk. IGam.&St.A.ubyn(Gwen Great South Tolgus 'G. Wheal Vor (lielston, Grenville H Foot ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( tiny Lelant ' arke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim?) New Setun .. North Downs N.W 11 'I Basset (111o4au North Wheal Crotty I'm" Consols (~'St. Blaze) '1 erovidenee(Uny Lelnt.) l South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. .Wheai Fran. (Mogan Stray Park ramar Silv.& Lead Min fin Crott West Basset (Illogan) I W Cf radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redrutli) Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) WhealLe.dcott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) Wheal Beton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 114.0 3.4.0 8.9.0 58 178 6.16. t. 8.12 4. 8.0 2.8.6 coA 4.3.0 19 . 1 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 id 34 55 560 570 Ri 60 id par 27 28 6 64 5 5i 8 10 4 12 13 4 43 87 39 2i 3 14 16 5; 6} It t. 90 100 21 1 3 1 5t 18.18.91 30.17.61 475 5i 2.0.8 3.0.8 8 585 7 3.17 8 i 5 i i I 42 44 415 125 GO 65 28 30 k I 18 19 9 10i 18 20 190 200 85 90 22} 27i 1} 11 11¢ tz 150 160 21 22 21 2/ 11 I 1521 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 115} Great Western Orig. 4} per cent. pf., 98} Ditto 4 per cent., irred., 67 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 46 per Cent., 94 Ditto, 5 por cent, 100 i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4h per cent., 1858, 103 i London and S.-Western 5 per cent., 108 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Um., 72 8 7f Cobre Copper, 33 1 Don Pedro. Nor , h Del Rey, Kapueda ( lira.), 1i I Port Philip, 12 United Mexican (lim;, 51 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon aan and Liverpool (Urn.), 47 61 74 Ditto, new, 32, 34 2 Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 784 71 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of ()tap, lira., 24 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 42 Bank of Wales, lim., 10 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., n 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 381 8 4 8 City, 116 151 Consolidated Bank, lira., 111 10; East London, lim., 84 English, Sew ch, and Australian Chartered, 234 European Bank, Rm., 34 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 321 41 Imperial Bank (11in.),1241 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London and Brazilian aim), 541 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 London Joint Stock, 38 London and South African, 271 London and South American, Urn., 76 London and South-Western (lim.), 144 London and Westminster,' 816 Merchant Bank, lim , 7 Mercantile and Exchange. lint, 141 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 314 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 74 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. l , 7 South Australia, 41 Union of Australia, 551 Union of London, 404 East and West India, 141 St. Katharine, 71 DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS. • British Indian Tea, lim., Ceylon Company, 10i Ei,glish and Australian Copper, 21 Gen. Credit and Vinanco of .London, lira., 6L 7 Hudson's Bay, 171 International Financial Society, Um., 101 K r Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 31 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1170, issued 90, 83i;; Joint •stock Discount, 7 1- 7 Ditto, new, et 1 17 London Financial Association, 11m., 241 4 . Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 70 t cean Marine (Insurance), 191 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANcARY 4, 1864. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C.B , Lieutenant- Governor of Portsmouth, and General officer commanding the south west district, and Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., Naval Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth, em barked on board her Majesty's paddle steam yacht Fire Queen, Master Commander Paul, on Saturday, and pro ceeded to Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. They re turned to Portsmouth an the evening. A War-office circular, dated the 9th of December, 1363, accompanied with lithographed plans, has been forwarded to the different military stations from head-quarters. The circular calls for returns from each station of the libraries, reading or recreation rooms at present in existence and attached to the soldiers' quarters. The plans show what is to be provided for the sol: iers' amusement and recreation during the hours he is off duty. To all large barracks will be added an independent one-storied building in the rear. containing library, reading and recreation rooms, with coffee bar, librarian's sitting room, cut offices, &c., the whole of which will ba fitted up in a most liberal manner. Small barracks will have the same description of building, but with the reading and recreation room in one, and not separately, as will be the case with the larger barracks. The recreation rooms will be furnished with bagatelle. chess, draughts, solitaire, dominoes, and backgammon. Lieut.-Col. R. Talbot, commanding the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, has been placed under orders of removal to Dover for the purpose of proceeding with the 2d Brigade to the Cape of Good Hope. Lieut.-Co]. Talbot will be succeeded in his command of the Ist division by Lieut.-Col. Fooks. On Saturday Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., assisted by Mr. Walker, was engaged, as on previous days, in his official investigations at Chatham dockyard, his inquiries during the whole of the time ho has been occupied at Chatham having extended to all the departments connected with that establishment. It was expected that Mr. Stensfeld's in. vestigations at Chatham would have included the Steam Reserve branch of the navy, but it would seem that the in quiries connected with that department of the service will be left entirely to the Steam Reserve Committee recently appointed by the Admiralty, who have already commenced their investigations. With the single exception, perhaps, of the Royal dockyards, there is no branch .of the navy which demands a more searching inquiry than that relating to the management, equipment, and general condition of the vessels which compose what is termed the Steam Reserve at each of the principal naval ports. In the case of the Steam Reserve at Chatham and in the Medway the squadron consists of some 50 steam vessels of all classes and descriptions. Of this number only some half dozen, or even less, are in any respect fully equipped, and these are not fit for immediate service at sea. Of the large number which compose the remaindot, few, if any, could be prepared for sea in a less time than several months, while of the actual number which go to swell the total several are entirely unsuited for the present requirements of the navy, and are therefore only fit to be disposed of out of the service. It is, however, in the large staff of officers, seamen, and other hands which are compelled to be kept up for attend ing to the steamers that some sweeping alterations are needed, the outlay necessary under the present arrange ments being something enormous. Each vessel requires a certain amount of repairs annually, generally involving the outlay of a large sum, while there are also a number of men constantly employed on board each in cleaning and repair ing engines and in other necessary occupations. The de scription of the Steam Reserve at Chatham will apply with equal force to the squadrons at the other naval ports, and the investigations and recommendations of the recently appointed Steam Reserve Commission are therefore looked forward to with very considerable interest. On Friday evening Mr. Stansfeld was entertained at dinner by the officers of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, in their mess-room, on which occasion Colonel T. Lemon, C. 8., the Col. Commandant of the division, pre sided. Mr. Stansfeld returned to the Admiralty on Satur • day, but it is probable that the investigations at Chatham may occupy some few days of the present week. Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, has been on a visit to Chatham dockyard for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for forging the angle iron and the heavy portions of the ribs for the Bellerophon, all of which are to be executed at the smithy in Chatham yard. The new quarters for married soldiers at the Canterbury Barracks, which have been erected at a cost of nearly £lO,OOO, including extras, are now completed, and they only await the formal inspection of the authorities to render them ready for occupation. The new quarters occupy a site, several acres in extent, on the south. east side of the Cavalry Barracks, and chase adjoining the new riding school. They consist of four blocks of buildings, each two stories high, and about 50 yards in length. Each block contains 20 rooms, 10 on the basement and 10 on the upper story. The entrances to the upper rooms are from a verandah, supported on castiron pillars, forming a colonnade along the front of the basement story. Ihe whole has a very pleasing appear ance. The lour blocks of building contain altogether 80 rooms, each from 16 to 18 feet square, and fitted up with small oven and boiler, cupboard and shelves, gas, Sic. The buildings are constructed on a new principle, the walls be - ing hollow and built with bonding bricks. Taylor's patent ventilating course is also introduced. The rooms are thoroughly N entilated, and there is a contrivance by which, in winter, the oar is made to pass through the shafts of the chimneys to warm it, In the rear of tho houses is a large block of building containing some six or eight rooms, including lavatory and bath rooms for both men and women, washhouse, drying room, and laundry. The wash house, which is sufficiently large to enable from 16 to 20 women to work at the same time. is fitted up with four large boilers for heating water, of which there appears to be an abundant supply. The laundry is on an equally large scale, while between the two there is a drying room, fitted up with patent apparatus. The buildings, which have occupied about 12 months in erection, have been built by Messrs. Cozens Brothers, of Canterbury. The hired transport Camperdown will embark at Ports mouth on the 14th inst. the remainder of the 76th Regi ment for Madras, The Camperdown left London for Portsmouth originally on the 2d of December, 1863. She encountered the strong gales then prevailing,and was fallen in with when in the greatest distress on Dec. 6, a few miles off Ostend, by the Belgian cutter Pearl. She was taken into Zierikzee anchorage with six feet of water in her hold. and without her anchor and chain and main topgallant mast. Since then the Camperdown has been to London and refitted for her voyage. The commissioning of the Duncan, screw line-of-battle ship, at Portsmouth, by Capt. Gibson, as tho flagship of Admiral Sir James Hope, has been postponed front Friday last, the day appointed, until the middle of the present week. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Capt. E. Codd to the Colossus, vice Sotheby, superseded; Capt. E. Heathcote to the Hawke, vice Codd ; Capt. T. P. Coode, to the Sutlej, wee Connolly, to be super seded at his own request; Commander F. W. Gough pro moted to be Captain ; Lieuts. Henry Boyle and George Stratton to the Cumberland ; Lieut, H S. Hamilton to the Indus ; Dr. A. C. Anderson to be Deputy Inspector-Gene ral of Malta Hospital, vice Armstrong, to be superseded at his own request; Henry J. Ray, paymaster, to the Lyra; Charles H. J. Collings, assist.-paymaster, additional to the Wellesley ; Charles F. Roberts, acting clerk, to the Formi dable; Francis T. Lobb, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; Jas. Clark, engineer, to the Indus for hospital treatment; and George R. Bissaker, engineer, to the Royal Oak. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. ALD2OROUGH, SUFFOLK, Jan 2.—The Aldborough life boat:of the National Lifeboat Institution ' entered upon im tant services in saving three men and their boat from destruction on New Year's eve. The men were out fishing, when a gale came on so suddenly from E.S.E. that they were unable to come ashore, as they dared not attempt to pass through the heavy breakers on the shoals, or they would have lost their lives. The lifeboat was quickly manned, launched, and pulled through the heavy surf on the banks, and was fortunately successful in bring ing the poor fellows and their craft safely to shore. The sea was the heaviest the lifeboat had ever previously en countered, and her admirable behaviour has given great satisfaction to her crew. BACTON, NORFOLK, Saturday Night.—At Zaybieak this morning the firing of a heavy gun was heard from the Floating Light ship at the north end of the Hasbro' Sands. Soon after a large vessel was observed with dis tress signals in her rigging, about 10 or 12 miles from the shore. It was blowing a gale from the east, and a heavy sea on. The Bacton lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was launched through the surf, and bore away for the wreck, Upon arriving at the vessel they found that she was lull rigged, but had lost her mainmast. She was a foreign ves sel, apparently Russian, from the flags in her rigging. On going alongside the crew of the lifeboat fcund no one on board. It is reported that the crew had taken to their long boat and had been picked up by a Winterton yawl, and taken to Great Yarmouth. GREAT YARMOUTH, Jan. I.—The lifeboat belonging to the Fishermen was fortunately the means of rescuing yes terday, during a heavy gale of wind, fifteen persons from a foreign ship, which had been driven on the Ilasborough Sands. This is probably the same vessel which the Batton lifeboat of the Institution found abandoned. At the Devonport quarter sessions on Thursday three boys were charged with robbery. The jury returned the following explicit verdict :—" Guilty ; but we recom mend the prisoners to mercy, because the evidence is not sufficiently clear against them.' The Itecoider sentenced the buys to several terms of imprisonment. AN INDIAN PRINCE AND THE NORFOLK POOR. — The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, who recently pur chased an estate in Norfolk, has presented £5O to each of the parishes over which it extends, with a view to its being distributed among the poor. The 'Maharajah is fond of field sports, ani endeavours in every respect to make hiaa self p o pular as an English Country gentleman, MARKETS—This )ay. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Satuday were firm for wheat, and pikes had an upward tendetcy. Barley, how ever, owing to full average supplies bong on offer, met a slow sale, at fully the late decline in thccurrency. In oats, beans, and peas a moderate business ws transacted at late rates. Flour ruled steady, and the notations were well supported. On the continent the corn trade gnerally is quiet at about stationary pricer. At New Yo rk however, the trade is active, and the export demand contin.es to improve. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were but moderate. The in:eorts from abroad amounted to 7,844 quarters of wheat, 14840 barley, 12,018 oats, 1,360 beans, 1,315 tares, 17;276 linseed, 8.824 oil s ecls, 60 sundry seeds, 2 ; 519 sacks, aid 2,069 barrels of floor. Fresh up to Mark-lane the arrival of English wheat were only of moderate extent, but the general condition of the produce was good. Compared with Monday last, there was much more activity in the trade fcr all qualities, and an improvement of ls. per quarter took place in the cur rency. At he close of business a tolerably good clearance had been effected. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Holders of all descriptions were very firm in their demands, and prices advanced in some instances ls. per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm and prices had an upward tendency. There was a moderately large supTly of home-grown barley on the stands, and the show of samples of foreign p r oduce was extensive. Good and fine nalting parcels were in moderate, request at full prices ; otherwise the trade was dull, on former terms. In the malt trade, signs of improvement were apparent, and prices ruled firm. The supply of oats was moderate. The trade, on the whole, ruled steady, and previous quotations were supported. The market was well supplied with beans. For all descrip tions there was a steady demand at last Nlonday's currency. The inquiry for peas was somewhat Halted, yet no change took place in their value. The shcw of samples was moderate. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per ar 383 to 42. Ditto, old 368 40 8 Ditto, white, 1863 428 493 Ditto, old 4os 47 s Norfolk and Lincoln, red , ~ 0 . 1 . d ......... 38s 40s 3 4 3 0: Ditto, 1803 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 2Bs 9 3 M a lt—Suffolk and Norfolk .......... 60s 663 Brown Kingstown and Ware 603 €65 Chevalier .......... 668 68s —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh, Feeding. 18s 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black. Cork, white .............. . Scotch, Feeding ........ ... Beans—Tick 3os 32s Pigeons, Peas—Grey . 128 348 Maple White ,I. .......... 35s 37s 35s 37s Boilers • • t -de, per 2801 b .. 365 40s Flour—Town-ma , Suffolk Stockton and N0rf01k...:.... American, per barrel..... 193 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer here, to-day, for the time of year, and sales progressed steadily, at full prices. Most of the sheep were in prime condition. The arrivals of beasts, fresh up frost our own grazing dis tricts were again very moderate as to number ; but their general quality was prime. For all breeds the demand ruled steady, at prices fully equal to Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 5s to 5s 2d per Os. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 1,600 Scots, crosses, &c.; front other parts of Eng land 1,200 various breeds; from Scoland, 280 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 70 oxen ar.d heifers. We were again scantily supplied with most breeds of sheep. Their general condition, however, was good. The mutton trade was very firm, and last week's quotations were well supported. Prime Downs and half-brads sold readily at 6 per Blbs. The whole of the supply was disposed of. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms, viz., from 4s to 6s per 81bs. Pigs commanded rather more attention, at full prices. The top figure was 4s 6d per 81b. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2 Urse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality Elo. 4 8 5 2 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 26s each. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ..., 4 2 4 6 ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 6OO Sheep and lambs Calves .... Pigs - TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows — Sheep Calves rigs The total imports of foreign stoex into London, last week, amounted to 3,846 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 1,559—in 1862, 3,164—in 1861, 1,118 —in 1860, 1,852—in 1859, 2,310—in 1858, 601 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rotterdam • . 417 .. 1370 .• 6 270 • Harlingen .... 291 .. 355 • Hamburg .... 46 .. 771 .. • Amsterdam.... 1 .. 55 .. -- • • • Medemblik Bremen Vigo Nieu Diep Antwerp .. 2 .. Ostend ......... 12 .. Calais. — Dordt. — Boulogne., — • • '"'". • • • . -- • . • -- • • 28 140 .. - .. 19 . _. . . - . . 58 • • ". • • • .. Total .... 779 .. 2,692 .. ..=317 .. 58 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863.. 492 .. 699 .. .. 368 ..' , 1862 .. 481 .. 2.476 .. .. 207 .• 1861 213 .. 776 .. .. 120 .. 1860 1859 391 .. 1,745 .. .. 174 .. 1858 B4 .. 362 .. 155 .. A statement and comp aris on of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan, 5, 1863, and this day. Monday, Jan. 4, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 4, 1864. 3 Bto 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 50 5 2 40 4 6 48 5 2 54 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 Jan. 5, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do 3 6 310 Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse c alves Prime small do. Large hogs ................3 8 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs .. '290 SUPPLIES ON SALE, :Jan. 6, 1862.—Beasts, 4,620 — sheep, 19,64Q —calves, 138—pigs, 360. Jan. 7, 1860.—Beasts, 3,s6o—sheep, 19,900—calves, 65—pigs, 300. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of each kind of meat are on sale at these markets to-day. For beef and mutton, there is a good demand, and prices have an upward tendency. Veal and pork are steady in value. ' Per 81b. by the carcase. stied odsd Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Middlingmutton 4 4 4 6 diddling do. .. 34 3 8 Prime do .. 484 10 Prime lav-o do. 3 10 4 0 Veal Do. small b do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork ~ 4 4 4 8 Large pork 38 4 2 Lamb .. 00 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH Hop. Our market continues to be very moderately supplied with English and foreign hops. The demand, however, is not to say active : nevertheless, all qualities command ex treme rates, Last week's import was 236 bales from Antwerp ; 102 Rotterdam ; 153 Hamburg ; 115 Boulogne ; 22 Dunkirk; and 167 bales from Bremen. Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt. Weald of Kents 4 lOs to 6 6s ~ Sussex Yearlings Olds . lOs to 1 lOs ~ Bavarian 5 5s to 8 Os ~ Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS These markets continuo to be fairly supplied with home grown potatoes. Good and fine samples move off steadily, at full currencies ; otherwise, the trade is quiet, on former terms. Yorkshire Regents 756 to Sys per ton. Flukes Rooks If _ • Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 70s Rocks Kent and Essex Regents WOOL. Owing to the holidays, a very moderate business has been transacted in all kinds of English wool since we last wrote. A firm feeling, however, pervades the trade, and full prices are generally obtainable. In colonial wool, by private contract, but little is doing on former terms. It is estimated that about ;10,000 bales were taken, last year, by Freud), Belgian, and American buyers. Last week's im- port amounted to 569 bales from Port Philip; 1,035 from Sydney ; 3,977 from Algot-. Bay, and 55 bales from Bremen• SEEDS. Canary seed continues very firm, but all other seeds move off slowly on former terms. Cakes are in slow request at late rates. Turnip,White,p.bus 11s to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, New 5s Od 5s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 583 63s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —8 White Foreign Red 33s 46s White sos 1443 Trefoil, new 223 26s Carraway ....20s 28s Coriander l2s 16s Hempseed, per qr 4os 428 Linseed,Eng.sowing- 728 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los£lo —s Foreign £9 lOs £lO les Rape Cakes,p ton£6 Os £ti 10s Rapeseed, uew,pr qr Ole 68s The ta , low trade is firm tc-day, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C. is quoted a 41s 9d to 425. per cwt. Town tallow, 41s Gd net cash, Rough fat, 2s Id per Slb. Particulars, Stock this uay...: rice of Y.C. +.. 1 Delivery last weal Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town.... TALLOW. 1850. 1861 ISG3. Oats 1862, 43,E.98 1 72.632 1.53,312 51,625 1 70,062 sSsoi to'6os to'6sod to '44s 91 Wins 9d to —s Od —s Od —s Oct —s d 423 Od 2,324 1,3_1 1,63 7 1,358 1,386 51,111 55,314 34,562 49,901 43,121 1,563 1,363 239 418 990 83,928 1C0,852 80,912 66,217 76,339 59s 6d 1 61s 9d 52s Od 46s Cd j 43s Od CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. The January sessions commenced this morning. The calendar contains the names of 66 persons for trial. The Recorder charged the grand jury, and congratulated them on the absence of the charge of murder, but he said there was a charge of manslaughter, and also an indictment for violence towards a female of the most atrocious descrip tion. The charge of manslaughter was against Ellen Keefe, and the deceased, who was intoxicated, it would appear, found himself in the company of the prisoner and her hus baud, and evidently a quarrel took place, when the prisoner struck him a blow on the head with a pair of tongs, which resulted in his death. If they should be of opinion that fatal results followed tho blow, no matter what amount of provocation, it would be their duty to return a true bill. The other cases required no further remarks from him. The grand jury then retired to their room, and in a short time the trial of prisoner s commenced. Jane Edwards, aged about 35, was krought into the dock supported by two of the female warders of Newgate, charged with stealing a clock value 30s. No evidence was offered, and the jury, under the direc tion of the Recorder, returned a verdict of not guilty. THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST THE REV. MR. BIRCH. Mr. Collins applied for the postponement of the trial until next session. A certiorari had been obtained for the re moval of the indictment into the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the usual terms of giving security for the costs. Mr. Birch had been unable to get the necessary security from his friends. He was that morning instructed by the defendant in person, in consequence of his attorney having refused to proceed with the case. The defendant had not sufficient means to obtain the attendance of witnesses ur to lodge the certiorari, but he believed he should be in a position to do so by next session. Mr. Hawkins and Sergeant Ballantine had been retained to prosecute, and he found a difficulty in undertaking the defense at such short notice. No injury would result from the postponement, as there was a third indictment against the defendant at Lewes which could not be tried until the next assizes. Mr. Poland opposed the application ; as the certiorari had not been lodge he wished the Court to fix a day for the trial. Mr. Collins said the prosecutor had not the witnesses in attendance, and they could as easily be brought next session as the present. Mr. Birch was only a chaplain to a union with £7O a year, and he had not at present the means to get his witnesses here at the present time. The Recorder said he did not see any harm would result from the postponement of ihe trial, and he should therefore order it to stand over till the February sessions. The defendant's bail was accordingly enlarged until tha period BERLIN, Jan. 2. In his recent speech in the Corps Legislatif, M. Thiers made an exception which needed qualification. " Were it not for the question of Denmark," he said, " I should say that France is at present the arbiter of peace and war." Even in the question of Denmark, to this we may reply, it now depends, and for some time past has depended, on the Emperor of the French to put an end to all chance of a conflict. Hitherto England alone has earnestly stood for ward as champion of the Treaty of 1852. That she would uphold her view of the question to the point of making war oa behalf of the Glucksburg succession to tho Duchies, the Germans do not believe, and henCe the attitude they take. Let France unequivocally declare the the treaty must be maintained, and you would witness an instant charge in the aspect of affairs. Nay, lee, her but at once agree to a conference for the settlement of the Danish question, to be summoned with the least possible delay, and I believe that the majority of diplomatists would deem that question to have lost all its danger and most of its import ance, and would cease to busy tleemselves with it more than with various others which its present predominance causes to be almost forgotten. Such a conference, which certain continental politicans and journalists seemed quite recently to consider as good as decided upon, is by no means so nearly settled. Indeed, judging from the general com plexion of the information obtainable here to-day, lam disposed to consider it as it having been never, since it first was proposed, farther off from realisation. Eng land refused and wrecked the Imperial project of a great Congress for general objects; now that she would fain have a smaller congress for a special object, France is not disposed to oblige her. We may leave aside the ques tion of how far it was judicious on the part of our Govern ment, ten days after the death of the King of Denmark had ensured a speedy crisis in the long-standing disputes with respect to the Danish Duchies, to thwart so decidedly (and as it is at least on the Continent pretty generally consi dered), without much pains to spare Imperial amour propre, a project whose author, we have since had abundant proof, has felt deeply hurt at its unqualified rejection. The oppor tunity now occurs to thwart England's policy, and it is not lost. It would not be difficult to name certain highly placed representatives of the French Government abroad who give themselves little trouble to conceal the view taken at Paris, and who even declare that to adopt any other course would be a niaiserie. The Cabinet of the Tuileries consoles itself for a past disappointment by en joying your present embarrassment. Moreover, there are at Paris influences that all do not suspect employed to counteract the project of a conference. Because the Bismark Government is disposed to maintain the Treaty of 1852, you must not suppose that its agents all assist it in so doing. The Prussian diplomatists are proverbially in subordinate, which is probably due in great measure to the fact that, even when they are so, they are scarcely ever punished by removal from their posts, such not being the custom of the country. Nobody here having the least pre tensions to being well informed respecting the characters and tendencies of the public men of Prussia entertains any doubt that the Prussian Ambassador in Paris does his ut most to oppose and prevent the efficacious support by Napoleon of the Treaty of 1852. In London Count Bern storff is equally well disposed to work in the same direc Lion, but his efforts have not the same chance of pro ducing any effect (at least upon the constitutional advisers of her Majesty) as those of his colleague in Paris. Meanwhile events pursue their inexorable march, regard less of those optimists who all along have based their cal culations rather on what ought to occur than on what might occur. We know very well that the Federal com missioners and soldiers went into Holstein bound, while taking the places of the Danish Government and troops, strictly to maintain the status quo. And we see how they have done so. Prince Frederick of Augustenburg has been everywhere proclaimed, the functionaries that remained faithful to the Copenhagen Government have been displaced, and some of them have been fain to fly for safety's sake, German sympathisers are at liberty to flock into the country, and daily do so, while the prince himself, allowed to enter and allowed to remain, coolly inquires whether his presence and proclamation as Duke of Schles wig-Holstein do not remove any further occasion for the execution. The Saxons and Hanoverians, together only 12,0:0 in number, and obnoxious to a grave suspicion of being quite untrustworthy were they called upon to act in repression of Augustenburg pretensions and partisans, are now stationed along the Schleswig frontier; the Austrians have got no further than Elmshe,rn, quite in the south west of Holstein, at a short distance from the Elbe ; the Prussians are at Lubeck and in that neighb eurnood, and have not yet entered Holstein. A glance at the map will show you what a very large part of the Duchy is unoccupied by any Federal force worth speaking of, and, consequently open for the proceedings of the Augnstenburgers,who may there raise troops, drill levies, and do much as they please. It is said that the Prussians are to be marched in, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove more disposed than Lhe Saxon and Hanoverians to oppose the illegalities and en croachments Augustenburg agitators. It is also to be borne in mind, with reference to the pos sibility of any sudden attack upon Schleswig, that the Ger man portion of the Danish army is not to be relied upon ; or, better to speak, that it is almost certain to desert its colours when the opportunity offers—perhaps to pass over to the enemy, should it be arrayed against it. A strong proof of this is to be found in what took place at Plon, where an entire battalion of Holsteiners, 480 men strong. refused to march into Schleswig. When threatened with an attack from 3,000 Danes, they still remained defiant. They had ball cartridge, and they had formed a plan to throw themselves into Plon and to hold it until the Federal troops came up. The military authorities appear to have thought it prudent to yield, and to furnish the men with the passports they demanded, granting them leave of absence, in order that they might not, at a future time, be liable to punishment as deserters. Having received those documents he mutineers laid down their arms and departed to their respective homes. The Chamber of Deputies is to sit on Monday, but there is nothing of particular interest in the order of the day, As regards the loan, and notwithstanding the King's urgent Summons to the Chamber to grant it, there is chance of its being obtained. A majority will, perhaps, be found to vote the Prussian quota to the Fedora' expenditure for the exe cution, and also a grant for the defences of the Prussian coasts. The first item would be but about a quarter of the amount demanded by Government., and the Chamber, if it grants it, will do so, not by way of authorization for a loan, but will require that it, as well as the money for the coast defences, should be taken out of the 20,000,000 thalers now ying idle in the State Treasury. RACING FIXTU RES FOR 1864. LRY. JANU. Manchester FEB 1 LUARY. Harrow Chelmsford Spring Lincoln Hunger ford Cl-1. _ _ Noltingham Spring 1 Derby Spring Liverpool 10 Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Ar Warwick Spring Durham Northampton elated& Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny 5 Thirsk 5 . ,IL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath' Manchester .. • • rarpenden ...... Ep50m.......... Ascot' 1 7 5 Hampton Newton Odiham Bibury Ju: NE I St o ckbridge Chelmsford.. Nexcastle-on-Tyne , Woreest.r (Summer' Ipswich .. rLY. Newmarket July ...... 5 Carlisle ........... 5 Abingdon Liverpool Juiy ........ 13 Pontefract .......... 14 Au Nottingham Stamford Winchester Southampton Goodwood , Bright on Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Eg ham Oxford .. ]S York August 23 Plymouth Derby Lichfield • • • Stocktcu Devon and Exeter Lichfield Weymouth 1 Warwick ,September 6 Leicester S Doncaster .. Breron .. 19 ;INII3EIt. Richmond Monmouth '22 Manchester Autumn N - t-wmarl , :et Fir6t October 27 OcToilmt. Northallorton 6 Newmarket second Oct. 10 Gloucester NoNmarket Houghton NovE: Shrewsbury Auture. 14 THE NUMBER OF THE SPANISH Alt:Ili for 1861 has been fixed at 100,000 men. WATCH ROBBERY. John Timms was indicted for stealing four gold watches and four gold chains. The prisoner is already undergoing an imprisonment of 21 months at Lewes gaol for a similar robbery. The property was stolen from the shop of Mr. Keitzsin, a jeweller at Cardiff, and disposed off to Mr. Attenborough, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in London. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Recorder sentenced him to three months' imprison ment, to commence at the expiration of the first sentence. Mr. Gifford asked for the restoration of the stolen pro perty, and the Recorder directed the purchasers of it to re turn it to the prosecutor. ROBBING THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. Themes Tucker, a clerk in the employ of the General Omnibus Company, was indicted for stealing £lOO, the pro perty of his employers. The prisoner's duty was to check the weigh bills delivered by the conductors of omnibuses, and having ascertained their correctness, to enter them in a book, and transmit them to the head office for audit. The prisoner, it appeared, had made out several false bills for a lesser amount than he had received, and then sent them to the audit office at Highbury. The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PATENT MEDICINE. Joseph Grassby was indicted for stealing a large quan tity of patent medicines, perfumes, scent bottles, hair oil, &c.—in fact, enough to stock a retail shop. On being called on to plead, Ihe prisoner said he was guilty of taking some of the medicine. A former conviction was proved against him, and the Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The grand jury have returned a true bill against Ellen Keefe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A REFRESHMENT-HOUSE KEEPER. - Sarah Martin, dyoung woman, was charged with rcbbing Mr. Wm. Elliot, ;the keeper of a refreshment-house at 94A, Wells-street, Oiford-street. From the evidence of Mr. Elliott, it appeared that the prisoner had only been in his service five days, when she decamped at seven o'clockitrthe morning, and shortly atter she was gone a quantity of wearing apparel, two new pairs of boots, and a concertina were missed. Information was then given to the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if any of the property had been re covered, Sergeant Lambert, C Division, said that the prisoner was then wearing a new dress belonging to Mrs, Elliot, and a pail of new boots of Mr. Elliot's. Philpott, 122 S, provel taking prisoner into custody at SGmers-town. He wished for a remand, as he expected there would be other charges against the prisoner. He had ascertained that she had left her previous situation under somewhat similar circumstances. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. _ SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Thomas Harley, a young man, who was described as a labourei, was brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with violently assaulting Timothy Connor. The complainant, whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, stated that he was playing at cards with the pri soner and three others, at the Baker and Basket public house, on Saturday night. He left off playing suddenly, and the prisoner and two others continued playing. The prisoner became quarrelsome, and threatened him, and took a pint pewter pot and beat him over the head with it. He bled profusely, and was insensible for a time. When he re covered he left the house in search of a police constable, and the prisoner followed him and struck him over the head with an iron tar or poker. A police-constable took the pri soner into custody. He went to the London Hospital, and his head was dressed there. Mr. Woolrych—Were you sober? Witness—l was in liquor, sir, The prisoner was sober. The prisoner, in defence, alleged that the prosecutor fell against the fireplace and hurt his head. Connor—Nothing of the kind, sir. He hit me first with the pot and afterwards with the poker. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, and said the surgeon who dressed the wounds must attend on Monday next, CARDINAL WISEMAN AT ISLINGTON.—A solemn service took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Church, Islington, it being one of the festivals connected with the name of St. John, to whom the church is dedi cated. Cardinal Wiseman occupied a throne at the side of the high altar, and twice gave to the assembled congrega tion the pontifical blessing. The high mass was celebrated by the very Rev. Canon Oakley, assisted by several other clergymen. The music was Weber's Grand Mass in G, with full instrumental accompaniment—the tenor and bass solos being admirably rendered by Mr. Standish and Mr. Bervon, The Christmas hymn, " Adesto Fideles," was also sung. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. L. Patterson, of the Roman Catholic Church, Moorfiells, and was partly an appeal for the new Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, in Great Ormond-street, which (with an ad joining church) has been built at the expense of Sir George Bowyer, Bart, M.P. There was a large attendant of the 1 pity, amongst whom were his Excellency the Count do Flahault (the French Ambassador) the Countess Do Fla hault, Sir George Bowyer, Bart., M.P., and other well known Catholics. No HOME complete without a Wir,cox ANn G [DLLS' SEWING-MAGI:LINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all the requirements of a perfect family machine. Prospectus tree on application at No. 135, Regent-street, W.--lA.oTT.) TIIE SCIILES. QUESTION. EDITION. SUN OFFICE, li ALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) (Per the Canada.) NEW YORK, DEC. 21, Afternoon. The Richmend papers of the 19th report from Charleston that the Ironsides and three monitors bec,ime entangled whilst endeavouring to pass the obstructions in the harbour. 'lite Ironsides would probably bLve to be abandoned, and two menitors were badly injured. Three pirates captured on board the Chesapeake were taken from the authorities by the mob whilst being landed at Halifax, and set free. The schooner Genety, from Matamoras for N ew Yolk with coTtun, Ills been captured at sea by six men who shipped as passengers. Tiia situation is generally unchanged. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN o'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. TATTERSALLS'.—Ims EVENING. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered) 00 to 15 agst Paris (taken) 7to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 100 to 8 agst Paris (taken) 100 to 7 agst Carubuscan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Blair Athol (taken) 100 to 6 agst Forager (20 to 1 laid once) 25 to 1 agst Coup d'Etat (taken) 27 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 33 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken) 33 to 1 agst Appenine (taken) 40 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) ,000 to 15 agst Fitz Udine (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Horse Marine (taken) 1000 to 10 agst The Count (taken) FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-T'AST 7 o'CLocl. AMERICA. QUEENSTGWN, JAN. 4. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here at 1.20 p.m. to-day. She brings 63 passengers and 135,644 dole. The Canada landed 87 sacks of mails and seven passen gers, and proceeded at 1.40 p.m. for Liverpool, all well. During her passage home the Canada expe rienced severe easterly weather. NEW YORK, DEC. 22, Evening. (Per the Canada.) All is quiet in Virginia. Averill's Federal cavalry have destroyed six miles of the railroad between Staunton and Gordonsville. The report of an engagement with Longstreet at Bear Station is confirmed. The Federald withdrew to Biair's Cross roads with a loss of 200 killed and wounded. 800 Guerillas are reported to be preparing to move through Pound Gap for a raid through the eastern portion of Kentucky. Another force is concentrating for a raid on the Louisville and N,sbville railroad. Forrest, Richardson, and other guerillas are actively campaigning in the interior of Tennessee. The Confederates have been repulsed in an attack upon Fort Gibson, Arkansas. Kirby Smith's forces are concentrating to attack Little Rock and Fort Smith. The Confederates have been repulsed in an attack upon the outposts of Natchez, Mississippi. Reports, said to be exaggerated, are current at New Orleans of a mutiny among the coloured troops in Fort Jackson. Tne Federals have aban doned the Teche country leaving a small garrison at Brashear. General Butler has ordered an enrollment of white and black citizens in his department between the ages of 18 and 45, to be completed by Jan. 1. General Rosencranz is to supersede General Schofield in Missouri. General Burnside is in New York receiving much public attention. The Federal Commandant of Wilmington denies the statement that blockade running into Wilming ton is frequent. The destruction of the steamer Daylight is denied. The House of Representatives has voted an ap propriation of 20,000,000 dols. for bounties and ad vance pay to volunteers. The action of the people of Halifax in rescuing the piraes of the Chesapeake has caused considera ble ill-feeling here. The New Yoek Herald has commenced a syste mati3 attack upon President Lincoln, saying that his fatuity end imbecility, where his personal par tialities are concerned, pass all belief, and that he is an amiable sort of man, but his works are too costly. It is reported from Mexico that Fidaurri, Gover nor of Nueva Leon, has declared in favour of the French. The Bavaria has arrived out. COMMERCIAL IN cELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold 527 i prem. Eselange on London, 166; on Paris, 335. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1324 ; Illi nois, 116 ; Erie, 106: 6ix per Cent. U. S. Bonds, 05. Crude petroleum, 31 to 32; do. refined, 45 to 46. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this any at noon—East fresh breeze, and fine weather, very sharp frost. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Jan. 4. a.m. The paddlewheel steam slop Hecate (6), from thernifio station, which left Vancouver's Island in December, 1862, arrived in the Sound this morning. She touched at Mathira. The screw steamship Conqueror (78), Captain Luard, had touched at the island, and left the day before the Hecate departed. The Conqueror sailed from Plymouth 19th De cember, 1863, with the battalion of Royal Marines, under command of Colonel Suther, for service in Japan. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3.- 2 Coulie, from Grifswald ; Zephyr, from Hamburg ; Alm Flemir g, from Dantzic ; Abraham, from Brussels; Josephine, from Riga; Waoka, from Embden; Augusta, from Memel; Countess of Lonsdale, from Antwerp. Arrived, Jan, 4.—Mareuida, from Embden; Margaretta, from Dantzic. DEAL, MondPy Morning• Passed,—Whinfell, from London, for Hongkong• SEASONABLE LIBERALTTY.—The members for Salis,bury—Lieut.-General Buckley, and Mr. Matthew Henry Marsh—have just forwarded to the mayor of that city (Mr. John Waters) £ 5O each, to be distributed by him and the members of the town council in small sums among the deserving poor of the town. MILDNESS OF THE WEATHER IN IRELANDA correspondent says—We have seen this week in King's county a bouquet of wild flowers, containing some dczen specimens of daises, buttercups, cranesbill, and primroses, the latter with all the perfume of spring. This is almost unprecedented, and testifies to the genial mildness of the present winter in a remarkable manner., TIIE FINEST TUEKISII BATA IN TILE WORLD!-- Sitting at a dinner-table in Statnbou!, the other day, we heard a French Secretary, new to the East, request t ll his neight , our, an Atab Sheikh, from tho Ilauran, to te him where he could bud the best Turkish bath—whothcr us at Cairo or Jerusalem, at Constantinople or Douaso " God is great and Effen dis are wise," said the S h e ikh ; "but if you ask your servant, he must F3y that the best bath of all in to Le found near Pic: ; dilly', in Lor.don." From many trials of the Turkish bath in the land w hore it is of the soil, we can fully suFport this saying of the bronze son t , f the esert—the bath in Jermy ss n-btreet being high above P or i en t a l c ompetition as to commodiousne, ord,r, cleaulr. !less and ventilation. We are reminded of our Arab frihen h d o n seeing a prosperous report from the directors, wic h%eldfina ers, t a h n a d t t t h h e B a ttahtehrnleganvacgscarsgpo roo o dpodgivi(: innd c t r e ,, a e thetiheshaareo: .4thenceUtit. commo d at i o n still further.— UST. SEFT: ,IliliErt. 16 28 29 30 I